How the teams fared in their maiden T20 international

England

Lewis picked up 4 wickets and led England to a 100 run victory over Australia

England had a fantastic start to their T20 international campaign when they thrashed Australia by a margin of 100 runs in their first ever T20.

Batting first, the Michael Vaughan led team scored 179 runs in 20 overs with Paul Collinwood top-scoring for England.

The English bowlers were spot on from the word go and the strong Australian batting line comprising of Gilchrist, Hayden, Symonds, Clarke, Hussey, Ponting, and Martyn was reduced to 31-7 courtesy Darren Gough who picked up 3 wickets for 16 runs and Jon Lewis who picked up 4 wickets.

Australia were totally outplayed and the margin of victory was 100 runs for the home team. The T20 game between England and Australia was an indication for the Australian team that they had a tough grueling English summer ahead of them.